Foreign Policy

Dean Acheson signs the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington DC, April 4, 1949.

NATO’s 75th Anniversary Is a Good Time to Reflect on Lost Opportunities That Still Haunt Us Today NATO’s 75th Anniversary Is a Good Time to Reflect on Lost Opportunities That Still Haunt Us Today

The broken promises that led to war.

Jul 8, 2024 / Nicolai N. Petro and Ted Snider

Demonstrators displaying signs in German, French, English, and Russian near a future rocket range in Bavaria, Germany, 1961.

US Mayors for Peace Call for Dialogue in a Time of Nuclear Danger US Mayors for Peace Call for Dialogue in a Time of Nuclear Danger

“If you don’t think nuclear weapons are a local issue, just ask the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”

Jul 5, 2024 / Quentin Hart

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte celebrate during their inauguration ceremony on June 30, 2022, in Manila.

The Political Divorce Rocking the Philippines The Political Divorce Rocking the Philippines

The feud between the Dutertes and the Marcoses could have dire consequences for the cold war between China and the United States.

Jul 3, 2024 / Feature / Walden Bello

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Letters From the July 2024 Issue Letters From the July 2024 Issue

The cost of psychotherapy… The Yemen script… Surface beauty… Correction…

Jul 2, 2024 / Our Readers

Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally party, looks at an Airbus military drone model at the Eurosatory international expo in Villepinte, close to Paris, on June 19, 2024.

Meet the Global Arms Sellers Meet the Global Arms Sellers

A dispatch from the largest weapons expo outside of Paris.

Jul 1, 2024 / Harrison Stetler

Sir Keir Starmer

Britain’s Labour Leader Seems Oblivious to the Political Signals From Europe Britain’s Labour Leader Seems Oblivious to the Political Signals From Europe

Keir Starmer looks certain to be Britain’s next prime minister—but he’s using the same centrist playbook that has opened the door to the far right in France and Germany.

Jun 28, 2024 / Steve Howell

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden hold a joint press conference at the Masseria San Domenico on the sidelines of the G7 Summit hosted by Italy on June 13, 2024.

10 Questions for the Candidates 10 Questions for the Candidates

On US foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, and US-Russia relations.

Jun 27, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mideast Bahrain US Military

Venture Capitalists Are Gunning for New Frontiers in Techno-War Venture Capitalists Are Gunning for New Frontiers in Techno-War

These corporate promoters of a new way of war view themselves as a new breed of patriots, ready and able to successfully confront the military challenges of the future.

Jun 26, 2024 / William D. Hartung

Smoke rises behind the Holy Sritenska church following a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine on June 24, 2024.

New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War

There is more dissent from the Zelensky government’s war aims than may appear.

Jun 25, 2024 / Mark Episkopos

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks during a press conference

Jamaal Bowman Versus AIPAC Jamaal Bowman Versus AIPAC

The outcome is a test of how far AIPAC will go to crush progressive movements.

Jun 21, 2024 / Richard Lingeman

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